Marégraphe, Îlot du

Marégraphe, Îlot du (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Marégraphe, Îlot du  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 8979
Name ID: 107343

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from France. It is part of the France Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Îlot rocheux, appelé auparavant Île du Marégraphe, situé dans l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie, à l'extrémité sud-ouest du chenal Pedersen. Nom donné au lieu d'implantation de l'observatoire de marées, mis en place par B. Imbert durant une période de 10 jours en 1951.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 40' 08.0" S
-66.66889°
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Longitude:
140° 00' 30.0" E
140.00833°
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Altitude:
5 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1951

Related information

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